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Table 7 Hospital admissions 2008–2011. Age- and gender adjusted incidence rate ratios following multivariate poisson regression analysis. (95% C.I)

From: How social and geographical backgrounds affect hospital admission with a serious condition: a comparison of 11 immigrant groups with native-born Norwegians

 

Model 1

Primary education as highest completed education

Model 2

Secondary education as highest completed education (13–14 years)

Model 3

Tertiary/university- education (more than17 years)

Norway (ref)

1

1

  

Sweden

0,85***

(0,79 – 0,92)

0,84***

(0,78 – 0,90)

0,81***

(0,76 - 0,87)

Poland

0,60***

(0,52 - 0,69)

0,58***

(0,53 – 0,63)

0,93

(0,85 – 1,03)

Bosnia

0,85**

(0,77 – 0,93)

0,97

(0,90 – 1,05)

1,20***

(1,10 – 1,32)

Russia

0,58***

(0,50 - 0,67)

0,85

(0,73 – 1,00)

1,00

(0,89 – 1,13)

Somalia

0,62***

(0,57 – 0,68)

1,07

(0,93 – 1,23)

0,86

(0,68 – 1,09)

Turkey

0,81***

(0,75 – 0,87)

0,97

(0,84 – 1,13)

0,77

(0,60 – 1,00)

Sri Lanka

0,73***

(0,66 – 0,81)

1,10

(0,99 – 1,23)

1,19*

(1,02 – 1,40)

Iraq

0,84***

(0,78 – 0,91)

1,15*

(1,02 – 1,30)

1,14*

(1,02 – 1,27)

Iran

0,86**

(0,78 – 0,94)

1,26***

(1,15 – 1,37)

1,11*

(1,01 – 1,23)

Pakistan

1,17***

(1,12 – 1,23)

1,38***

(1,27 – 1,49)

1,67***

(1,52 – 1,82)

Vietnam

0,50***

(0,46 – 0,54)

0,67***

(0,59 – 0,75)

1,00

(0,86 – 1,15)

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
  2. Definition of variables: Gender: male = 1, female =2. Age: 20–29 = reference, additional four variables for each age group 30–39, 40–49, 50–59, 60–69
  3. 1Individuals with missing education was excluded from the analysis